tempietto
English
editEtymology
editNoun
edittempietto (plural tempiettos)
- (architecture) A small, temple-like building
- 2007 January 21, Christopher Gray, “Bankers Trust: The Building Known for Its Ziggurat Top”, in New York Times[1]:
- Trowbridge & Livingston designed a chubby granite tower in the neo-Classical style topped not by a tempietto, a cupola or a spire — all used in previous high buildings — but a steep, massive pyramid of 24 steps.
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom tempio (“temple”) + -etto (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittempietto m (plural tempietti)
- a small building, in the form of a temple, in a landscaped garden
Descendants
edit- → English: tempietto
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